AMD Radeon R9 290X vs AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz

AMD Radeon R9 290X $549
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz $500
2816 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1000MHz
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1050MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.63 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.3 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
5.63 TFLOPS
FP32
4.3 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
250W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 31% faster vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz
  • 24% slower vs Radeon R9 290X
Radeon R9 290X - 5.63 TFLOPS FP32
x1.31
Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 4.3 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 31% faster vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz
  • 24% slower vs Radeon R9 290X
Radeon R9 290X - 5.63 TFLOPS FP32
x1.31
Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 4.3 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 11% faster vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz
  • 10% slower vs Radeon R9 290X
Radeon R9 290X - 320GB/s
x1.11
Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 288GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz
  • Same TDP vs Radeon R9 290X
Radeon R9 290X - 250W
x1
Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 250W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 2
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
Radeon HD 7000
Codename
Hawaii
Variant
Hawaii XT
Codename
Tahiti
Variant
Tahiti XT2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
10/24/2013
Release Date
6/22/2012
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
438 mm²
Die Size
352 mm²
Transistor Count
6.2 Billion
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Density
14.16M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2816 Shaders
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
176 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
44 CUs
Compute Units
32 CUs
-
1000MHz
1000MHz Base
1050MHz
Peak AI Performance
5.63 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.3 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
5.63 TFLOPS
FP32
4.3 TFLOPS
FP64
700 GFLOPS
FP64
1.08 TFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
134.4 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
1MB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
4GB
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
320GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
TDP
250W
TDP
250W
-
2x DVI-D Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 1.4
-
-
Model
VCE 2.0
Model
VCE 1.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
UVD 4.2
Model
UVD 3.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
7
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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